Bohemia and Classics at Nathan Homestead

Treat yourself to a very
special concert of Bohemian and classical music at 2pm on
August the 19th at the Manurewa Community Arts Centre
(Nathan Homestead).

Manukau City Council’s arts staff have
organised a free concert by two violinists and their
accompanists: Julia Dibley accompanied by Tim Evans on
piano, and Simeon Broom accompanied by Rachel Church, also
on piano. This concert replaces the previously advertised
String Silhouette concert.

Julia and Tim are presenting a
programme of Bohemian music, with works by three Czech
composers who were all deeply influenced by the music,
people and landscape of Bohemia.

Concert goers will hear
the romantic and optimistic piece “Home Country” by Smetana,
which evokes the beauties of the Bohemian countryside, a
short and sweet “Impromptu” by Martinu, full of rhythmic
vitality and jazzy flavours and “Four Pieces for Violin and
Piano” by Josef Suk, which uses motifs from Czech folk
music.

Rachel and Simeon have played duos together since
1998, as part of the University Chamber Music and recital
programme. They will be playing Sonata No. 10 in G major,
Op.96 by Beethoven and Chaconna from Sonata in D Minor by
Bach.

Council’s Arts Programmes
Supervisor, Pat Kadarmia, says “We are extremely pleased to
have musicians of such high calibre playing here in Manukau.
I am thrilled that we can host free concerts like this in
our arts centres. From the reggae concert on 4th August
organised by our Mangere Arts Outreach Gallery to classical
music of this type here at Nathan Homestead, I am positive
that the musical arts in our city is alive and well.”

Violinist Julia Dibley
(19) is a third year performance student at the University
of Auckland. She is Concertmaster of the Auckland Youth
Orchestra with whom she has appeared as soloist and will be
Associate Concertmaster of the National Youth Orchestra when
it meets later this month.

Julia was the top diploma
candidate of New Zealand and holds her LMusA and LTCL
Diplomas with distinction. She has been a prize winner at
both the Gisborne and Rotorua Music Competitions and the
recipient of a New Zealand Post Young Musician award and
University scholarships.

Timothy Evans completed his piano
performance degree with First Class Honours in 1996 at the
University of Auckland. Timothy has won many competitions
within New Zealand and was winner of the 1996 Royal Overseas
League/New Zealand Scholarship. This enabled him to spend a
month studying in London as well as attending the Dartington
International Summer School. During this visit he gave
recitals at Saint Martin-in-the-Fields and Saint James'
Piccadilly. He has performed with the Auckland Philharmonic
Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and
returned to London last year to study.

Rachel Church is
currently completing her Honours degree in performance piano
with Katherine Austin at Waikato University, having
completed her Bmus at Auckland University with Bryan Sayer.
Rachel was the winner last year of the Auckland Senior Piano
Awards in the Beethoven class, and received the Alice Cole
Scholarship.

Simeon Broom is also completing his Honours
degree, with Mary O’Brien at Auckland University. Simeon was
the 2000 winner of the Auckland University Concerto
competition, and performed the Elgar Violin Concerto with
the University orchestra, and was placed 2nd in the Rotorua
Concerto
Competition.

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